October 8, 1908. 



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The We^y Rorists' Review. 



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Mums! Mums!! 



ORDER OP US AND 



Get What You WANT 



We delivered in two days this week over 1500 Fancy 

 Mums. Can anyone beat that to date ? We are headquarters for 

 Mums— early, midseason and late, but particularly strong on 

 early, when wanted most. Glad to handle your order. PrlCBS dOWII. 



Violets 



The cream of the Hudson River 

 doubles and fancy home-grown 

 singles. The violet business is 

 growing rapidly — better get in 

 touch with us. 



Koiserins 



. Still cutting heavily on Kaiserin— 

 the best white rose in the market 

 today. Use these for your good 

 work and give satisfaction. 



Beauties 



Our Beauties are of exceptional 

 quality— those who want the best 

 should order of us. Cut large 

 and can supply any length in 

 quantity. 



Carnations 



Shall be the leader for fancy car- 

 nations again this season, same 

 as last, and want your business 

 right along. 



Green Goods 



You have known our house for years as "headquarters for Green 

 Goods." For the fall decorations we can supply Asparagus and Smilax 

 in any quantity. Long strings, and we can quote special prices on large 

 lots. Also plenty of Sprengeri, Adiantum, Farleyense and all outdoor 

 greens. Best Ferns in the Market. 



Fancy Valley always on hand 



PRICE LIST 



BKADTISS Fer dos. 



Long: $4.00 



Stems, SO Inobes S.OD 



Sterna, 24 Inobea 2.50 



Stems, 20 Inobes 2.00 



Stems, 16 Inches 1.80 



Stems. 12 Inches 1.00 



Short Stems .... 100, $5.00 to $0.00 



R08K8 p^ 100 



Kaiserlns $8.00 to $8.00 



Brides and Maids 8.00 to 8.00 



Richmond 4.00to 8.00 



KUlamey 4.00to 8.00 



Chatenar 8.00to 8.00 



Uncle John S.OOto 8.00 



Roses , our selection 4.00 



CARNATIONS 



Common 2.00 



Select, larce and fancy. S.OOto 4.00 



CHRTSANTHXMUIfS 

 ranoy— Yellow, white, pink, dos., S.OO 



Medium 2.00 



Small 1.50 



MX8CKXXANKOUS Per 100 

 Gladioli Per dos. 



Fancy.... $0.85 to $0.50 



Common $2.00 



Violets, Fancy N.Y. doubles $0.75 to 1.00 



Harrisll, dos.. $1.50 12.00 



Valley, select 2.00to S.OO 



•• special 4.00 



DKOORATIVK 



Asparaams perstrinK, .85 to .50 



Asparacus, bunches 85 to .75 



Sprengeri per 100, S.OOto 5.00 



Gtalaz, per 100, ISc; 1000, 1.00 



FBRNS, " 20c; ** 1.50 



Adiantum per 100, .75 



Smllaz... dos., $1.50; 100, 10.00 



Boxwood bunch, .85 



V per case of 50 lbs. , 7.50 



I<euoothoe, per 100,75c; per 1000, $6.50 



Special Stock charged accordingly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANflB WITHOUT NOTICS 



Store open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. 

 Sundays and Holidays closed at noon 



E.C.AMLING 



32-34-36 Randolph St, 



Loaf DlftasM Telepkoses 



1978 sad 1977 CeBtral 



7846 latOMstle 



Chicago, III. 



The Largest, Beat 

 Equipped and Most 

 Centrally Located 

 Wholesale Cat rbwer 

 House in Chlctfe 



Mention The Review when you write. 



CHICAGO. 



The Great Central Market 



Last week the market passed through 

 •one of those spasms which periodically 

 bring joy to the growers while shower- 

 ing upon the devoted heads of the whole- 

 salers the protests of buyers who can- 

 not understand why there should be such 

 radical changes in prices and no change 

 whatever in values. When a buyer is 

 -ordering each day and finds the prices 

 doubled between shipments, and then 

 over night doubled again, he is hardly 

 to be blamed for failure to understand 

 the situation, but at the same time the 

 wholesaler is powerless. All last week 

 there was a stiffening market, and when 

 it came to Friday and Saturday, the way 

 carnation prices jumped kept both buyers 

 and sellers guessing. It really waa to 

 Lave been expected, but it nevertheless 

 took a good many people by snrprise. 

 Every year, when the outdoor stuff passes 

 off the stage, there is a flurry in the 

 •carnation market and prices take a jump 

 -with about every sale. The wholesalers 



are helpless in the matter. They much 

 prefer to maintain a steady price, neither 

 too high nor too low, as affording their 

 best opportunity for doing business and 

 making a profit, but when there comes 

 a sudden call for stock far in excess 

 of the supply, values will soar through 

 the wilfking of the natural law of sup- 

 ply anoi demand. 



Roses last week did not advance to the 

 extent that carnations went up, but there 

 was, nevertheless, a pronounced improve- 

 ment in prices. There now are some 

 first-class roses, but it still is the fact 

 that carnations are poor and prices not 

 in accordance with values. Of course, 

 there are some really first-class carna- 

 tions, but the larger part of the receipts 

 cannot be so classed; the greater part of 

 the stock is still too short in stem. Kil- 

 larney and Richmand are the leading 

 roses and both are fine. Beauty is in 

 rather better supply than a week ago. 

 Other varieties are showing the bene- 

 fit of cooler weather. 



There has been a fine sale for chry- 

 santhemums, of which three colors now 

 are available. The supply did not in- 



crease as rapidly as bad been looked 

 for and prices have been well maintained. 

 It is stated that some of the growers 

 again failed utterly with their early 

 mums, and anyone in the market can 

 see that a good deal of stock is poor, 

 but those who have had fair quality on 

 their early varieties have done splendidly 

 with them. It was figured every day 

 that the morrow would bring a large in- 

 crease in the supply, and by the middle 

 of this week this expectation had been 

 realized; prices weakened. 



There are good supplies of valley, and 

 Easter lilies are to be had, but are 

 selling well. Violets are much improved, 

 but not yet in specially good demand. 

 Cattleyas are more abundant, of good 

 quality, and sell well, but at lower prices. 

 Outdoor flowers are practically gone. A 

 few asters still are seen, but are not of 

 usable quality. 



There has been a good call for strings 

 of asparagus and smilax for store open- 

 ings. 



The current week opened with a large 

 bu^i««as[^ but prices just a shade easier 



lan on Friday and Saturday. The 



